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  • #8472
    katana
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    My current bike is a 1985 Suzuki Katana GSX750SE (pop-up headlight).

    If you look on the link below you can see that it is far from standard.(mine is the yellow one in front of the white garage door)
    https://www.katanacentral.co.uk/community/yourkats/gsx750se.asp

    As it’s nearly 20 years old I’m always looking for parts so if anyone has an unloved Kat in their shed then let me know.

    #17128
    Radar
    Moderator

    Like the bike, looks excellent. Rare model and I love the look of the standard ones too. Hard to believe they are nudging 20 years old as they look so amazing!

    #17129
    wheelie
    Participant

    Nice one, what headlight are you using?

    #17130
    katana
    Participant

    It s a twin headlight conversion which I bought from a company called Vixen Motorcycles. Although I’ve just checked thier web site and it no longer exists ?

    M&P sell the same type part# 500 393 £64.99(lights) and 500 237 £6.99(brackets). They were dead easy to fit and the brackets give a handy mounting point for the indicators. These came from M&P part# 500 151 £14.99 per pair.

    Hope this helps

    Katana

    #17131
    cookeye
    Participant

    Looks good in yella
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    cookeye
    [;)]

    #17132
    imperialdata
    Keymaster

    Think it’s aged a lot with the fairing on, but unfaired the Katana still looks great. Any probs with the exhaust grounding out? Looks very low at the bottom.

    #17133
    katana
    Participant

    No I haven’t had any trouble even under heavy braking. Although I am always steady over the dreaded speed bumps. It looks worse on the photo then it really is.

    I need to buy a set of tyres. The current ones are Metzelers which I’m not that happy with. I can get hold of a pair of Pirelli Sport Demons for a good price. Has anybody had experience (good or bad) of these [?]

    Thanks

    Katana

    #17134
    cookeye
    Participant

    Katana
    I have been in tyres for about twenty odd years car not bike, most of the top brands are as good as each other, i think they all use computers to do the hard work,
    If you would like to talk to someone i use for my bike tyres and have trusted for a long time try simon at http://www.felixstowemotorcycles.com he often has tyre offers that i cannot match at trade prices[:D]
    give him a call feel free to tell him mick cook told you to ring,and hopefully he can help you out.
    cookeye
    [;)]

    #17135
    katana
    Participant

    Thanks mate I’ll give him a ring[^]

    #17136
    twobuffaloes007
    Participant

    rode 1100 kat as a foolish youth in S.A. in the 80’s, stonking motor and the predecesor of the awsome gsxr range. silver with red graphics and a dodgy black and grey seat, thought i was luke skywalker. I ride a 1993 gsxr 750w now, wich is more than enough for me now.
    take care
    gary

    boo

    #17137
    katana
    Participant

    Yeah those twin shock Kats are a bit of a handful. A friend of mine had one and described it handling like “a puppy on a lead”.

    Welcome to the forum99. Is your GSXR standard?

    Katana

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    #17138
    twobuffaloes007
    Participant

    hi , yes it is until i can’t get any more spares. or the arthritis forces me to fighter it when it gets too much of a bind to ride a race bike[:D]

    BOO!!!

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